Show JL AID NATIONAL FOREST secretary meredith favors more liberal financial operation cooperation co in western states state speaking before highway representatives for w western tern states edwin ti meredith secretary of agriculture stated his belief that in the western estern vi states where large areas a freaa ot govern govera meat lands are located the federal government should adopt a system of financial operation cooperation co more liberal to the states than la in tile case in the rest of the country 1 I thinkie thin kwe must recognize the fact that the erli existence terice of these large areas of government lands places these states in it a 8 somewhat 0 M ewh it t different situation from the remainder of the country said mr meredith and that it would be only equitable for the federal government to increase its percentage of operation cooperation co over the present basis I 1 am also heartily in favor of continuing the appropriations tor for the building of national forest roads these forests constitute a great natural resource fin and their preservation and development la is a national responsibility which ought to he met in full measure mr meredith advocated advocat eI fictive continuation of present federal slid and state operation cooperation co in connection with fill state road systems with the systems of adjoining nilo ado I 1 joining I 1 ning states in order that the working out of an adequate highway program for the whole united states may 11 fl y proceed in an orderly nin manner ile he also advocated the continuance of work nork now got going n g forward under the federal aid ro rond ad act As 1021 1921 la Is the last year ear covered by the act lie he said it would be highly desirable in my opinion for congress to make another provision as promptly k 4 to k improved highway in colorado as possible for the of the under the present by kill 1111 appropriation of nt fit lont wo for ench each of the hie four fiscal years be beginning inning with 19 i 1 11 |